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We find outstanding charities and publish the full details of our analysis to help donors decide where to give.

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  1. 20 hours ago

    Do you have questions about giving in 2020? If you’re considering making a gift in the coming weeks and you want more information before doing so, we’re happy to help!

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  2. Dec 18

    "Human goodness comes from the heart. We shouldn’t deny that. But by making charitable giving a bit more evidence-based, we can multiply our impact and benefit even more people. And isn’t that the goal?"

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    Dec 16

    With so many worthy causes out there, how do you identify which charities do the most good per dollar donated? On a new episode of , tells how helps donors evaluate their choices for giving:

    Identifying Cost Effective Charities is Solvable
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  4. Dec 15

    Any questions for GiveWell? Feel free to email us at info@givewell.org, or post your question on our December open thread:

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  5. Dec 10

    Each year, GiveWell staff share how they plan to make their own donations. Here's what they plan to do in 2020:

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  6. Dec 9

    GiveWell donors contributed over $150 million to our recommended charities in 2019! Our full 2019 metrics post is now live:

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  7. Dec 9

    "Our starting point is zooming all the way back and saying, 'If we care about all human lives equally, what are the most cost-effective ways to improve people's lives?" -GiveWell's , in Axios

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  8. Dec 2

    In addition to thinking extensively about where to give, GiveWell also thinks about when to give—will your giving go further if you donate now, or if you save and give later? Our blog post is linked in this Vox article on giving now vs. later!

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    Dec 1

    It is Giving Tuesday, so I am giving money to New Incentives a rare new entry to the top charities list. You, too, should give money to some good cause.

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  10. Dec 1

    Check out our new Impact Calculator, which gives you the ability to estimate the expected tangible results of your gift. It’s an easy way to quantify the impact of various donation amounts or compare giving among our recommended charities:

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  11. Nov 19

    You can learn more about our top charities here:

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  12. Nov 19

    This year, , a charity that provides conditional cash transfers to caregivers in North West Nigeria to encourage them to vaccinate their infants, joins our top charities list!

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  13. Nov 19

    Donors who want to support the highest-priority needs: consider supporting GiveWell’s Maximum Impact Fund. We regularly grant 100% of these gifts to the most cost-effective funding opportunities among our top charities:

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  14. Nov 19

    Announcing GiveWell’s 2020 top charities! After over 20,000 hours of research, these are the best giving opportunities we've found to save and improve lives. We estimate $3,000-$5,000 can save a life.

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  15. Oct 14

    You can learn more about the Maximum Impact Fund here: (2/2)

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  16. Oct 14

    Maximum Impact Fund update: why we’re allocating $15.3 M from donors to : (1/2)

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  17. Oct 2

    Profile of Dustin Moskovitz's philanthropy in the FT today, including his giving to GiveWell's top charities (paywall):

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  18. Sep 11

    Add your questions for GiveWell to our September 2020 open thread:

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  19. Aug 25

    This doesn't mean we always prioritize work that will be done 2-3 years from now. We retain a pool of funding that we can grant quickly if we see an urgent need. (4/4)

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  20. Aug 25

    Also, differences in charities' cost-effectiveness can overwhelm differences in their speed of spending. (3/4)

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